Indeed, Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has projected the Suns will win 28.5 games in the upcoming season -- a 7.5-game improvement from last year but still the fourth-worst projected win total in the NBA. To be fair, 28 or 29 wins would be the most the Suns have had in a season since 2014-15; they haven't won more than 24 games in any of the last three seasons.

The Atlanta Hawks (23.5 wins), Sacramento Kings (25.5) and Chicago Bulls (27.5) are the only teams projected to have fewer victories next season.

Unsurprisingly, the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors are projected to win the most games next season (62.5). The Boston Celtics are at 57.5, while the Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors are all at 54.5. The Los Angeles Lakers, who added LeBron James in the offseason, are projected to win 48.5 games next season.